1948 Japanese Baseball Game~ AOTA KAWAKAMI OSHITA CHIBA NISHIZAWA BETTO ~ HOFers

Description: c1948-1950 ホームランクヅ HOME RUN LOTTERY Large Japanese Baseball Die-Cut Game Sheet picturing Noboru Aota 青田昇 HOFer Tetsuharu Kawakami 川上哲治HOFer 'The God of Hitting' Hiroshi Oshita 大下　弘 HOFer Shigeru Chiba 千葉茂 HOFer Michio Nishizawa 西澤道夫 '2-Way' player HOFer Kaoru Betto 別当薫 HOFer All 6 Players are in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. I know little about this large Die-Cut Japanese Baseball Game Piece. Around the Baseball Field there are over 100 different uniquely drawn 'Baseball Fans' that are all partially die-cut in a round circle similar to a small Menko card of the Era. This Large unused/unpunched Baseball Lottery/Game (?) Piece looks to date to about 1948-1950. It has Gold Glitter applied to the surface of most of the details and design of the entire piece, very attractive. 6 Star Players in middle are... Noboru Aota 青田昇 is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Aota was a player from 1942-1959 5 time Homerun Champ! Tetsuharu Kawakami 川上哲治is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Kawakami was a player from 1938-1958 He was a professional player for 18 years, winning 5 batting titles, 2 home run crowns, 3 RBI titles and had 6 titles for the most hits in a season. He was the first player in Japanese pro baseball to achieve 2,000 hits and was named the league's MVP 3 times As Manager of the Yomiuri Giants from 1961 to 1974, he led the Giants to nine consecutive championships. Hiroshi Oshita 大下　弘is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Ohshita/Oshita was a Professional player from 1945-1959 early Home Run King Taiwan born Ohshita began his Pro career after World War II. Known for his trademark blue bat, he hit a record 20 home runs in a season and was home run king and leading hitter three times for the Toei Flyers. Oshita was also a heavy hitter with the Nishitetsu Lions of the Pacific League during the 1950s. Shigeru Chiba 千葉茂 is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame was a Japanese baseball 2nd baseman who played from 1938 to 1941, and again from 1946 to 1956. He later managed the Kintetsu Buffalo from 1959 to 1961 Michio Nishizawa 西澤道夫 is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame was a player from 1936-1958 Nishizawa was a two-way player, Ohtani-like ie pitched no hitter 1942, hit 5 grandslams in 1950 led league in many batting categories. Kaoru Betto 別当薫is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Betto was a player from 1948-1957, 1950 MVP He was also a manager from 1952-1973 'The DUDE' in the movie 'The Big Lebowski' wore a Kaoru Betto shirt in movie. ホームランクヅ is at top of the piece. medium heavy stock. Diecut 'Fans' are all unpunched/unused. bright colors, hand applied Gold Glitter in the design throughout the piece. tiny white spots in image is the glitter reflecting light (the gray-green looking glitter lines and spots are very bright in person, but doesn't show well in these pictures) age stains nicks, etc. along edges, and slight scuffing 2 pinholes in bottom corners through the handle of the trophy cups (easier seen on back) Very Large at roughly 10-3/4" by 15-1/4" in size Would look Great Framed! Great for the 'type card collector', or Japanese Card collector.... guaranteed authentic and unaltered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My BLOCKED BIDDER List...meobsol-3

Price: 245 USD

Location: Keaau, Hawaii

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